Child cruelty rise of 25 per cent in a year 'very worrying'
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Child cruelty and neglect offences jumped by a quarter in a single year, reveals new data published by the NSPCC.
![Figures obtained by the NSPCC show a sharp jump in rates of child cruelty and neglect in a single year PHOTO Adobe Stock](/media/81309/sleepychild20130814102252960.jpg?&width=780&quality=60)
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